Embedded
System Development

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- Optimal selection of MCUs and hardware components.

- Consideration of SoC solutions like ESP32.

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Design and development of embedded devices that meet specific resource constraints, such as limited memory, processing power, and energy consumption, while also considering physical constraints like dimensions, shape, and weight.

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Device reliability is crucial, considering:

• Extended operation without failures.
• Financial losses and reputation damage due to recalls or failures.
• Safety implications, especially in critical industries like medicine and transportation.

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Regulatory compliance across industries demands rigorous testing and validation.

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Security challenges due to the increasing number and complexity of embedded devices, including:

- Difficulties in software updates and patching.

- Geographical distribution and authentication concerns.

- Risk of attack replication in mass-produced devices.

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Human Machine Interface (HMI) requirements vary from autonomous operation to touchscreen interfaces, emphasizing intuitive interaction.

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Growing demand for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, essential for IoT development, brings real-time monitoring, remote management of devices and systems, direct communication etc.

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• Robust Design: Implementing fault-tolerant measures, redundancy, error handling, and fail-safe designs to manage failures effectively.
• Systematic Testing: Comprehensive testing covering all requirements, automated where possible, including hardware-in-the-loop systems and non-functional tests like performance and security.
• Regulatory Compliance: Adhering to industry standards to ensure high-quality and safe embedded systems.

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To ensure that the embedded solution meets the prescribed standards, processes for the development lifecycle (both for hardware and software) must align with the specified standards. Typically, the development lifecycle is based on the V-Model with gates that, through validation and verification steps, guarantee the expected outcome.

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A solid grasp of communication technologies and protocols is vital. Selecting the right technology and protocol hinges on project requirements and constraints. These typically include factors like data volume, distance, environmental conditions, security needs, and the number of communication nodes involved.

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The process of gathering business needs and client's functional requirements. Analytical skills are necessary for understanding business needs and defining functional and technical requirements essential for feasibility study development.

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• TModular design to reuse components
• Configurable modules for customization
• Utilize Test to Speech (TTS) for testing
• Automate configuration and testing during production
• Conduct end-to-end testing post-assembly.

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The transition to Industry 4.0 and IoT solutions is driving the development of embedded devices, prompting manufacturers to enhance their products with features like increased autonomy, connectivity, security, ML and AI integration, edge computing, and IoT system integration. This motivates traditional device manufacturers to develop new device generations incorporating these technologies and leads to the emergence of numerous startups needing support to tackle challenges in embedded device development.